Fast-forward to 2015 – Japanese schoolchildren (and their teachers) continue to eat school lunches every day, as opposed to children in many other countries who bring their lunches from home. If ...

Japanese school lunches aren't synonymous with "mystery meat," but rather, shokuiku. It means "food and nutrition education," and it's a vital part of the Japanese child's early education.

Another user cheekily added, "Our school lunch was just Maggi in a thermos, and we still fought over it." A few users also highlighted the discipline in Japanese schools.

American mom who lives in Japan details the strict rules of packing her son's lunch for school Moriah has lived in Okinawa, Japan, with her husband and kids since January ...

The longest line–now get this–is for salad. “This is only my second time eating school lunch,” says junior Fennis Brown, 17. “I’ve always been put off by cafeteria food.